{"id":2962,"date":"2026-04-10T19:06:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=2962"},"modified":"2026-08-28T21:58:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T21:58:59","slug":"nevada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/?page_id=2962","title":{"rendered":"Nevada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of August 2026, <strong>natural leaf kratom remains legal and regulated in Nevada<\/strong> under the state\u2019s Kratom Consumer Protection Act (KCPA).<sup><\/sup> However, the state has recently moved to restrict concentrated, synthetic, and isolated kratom derivatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Legislative &amp; Regulatory Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Statewide Legal Framework:<\/strong> Nevada was an early adopter of the KCPA (NRS 597.990). Natural kratom leaf remains legal for adults (21+) as long as it meets state testing, labeling, and purity requirements (e.g., prohibition of adulterants and limits on 7-hydroxymitragynine concentrations).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nevada State Board of Pharmacy Actions:<\/strong> The Nevada State Board of Pharmacy originally proposed broad scheduling (LCB File R105-26) that raised concerns about a full ban on botanical kratom, but that specific rule was withdrawn.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Targeting Derivatives &amp; Concentrates:<\/strong> During an April 2026 public workshop, the Board voted to target isolated\/synthetic alkaloids\u2014including mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl\u2014for Schedule I classification. This reflects broader efforts to ban high-potency synthetic extract products while leaving standard botanical leaf intact under the KCPA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Previous actions:<br><br>Information compiled from various sources including GKC.<br><br><strong>Thursday, April 16, 2026<\/strong><br>The Nevada Board of Pharmacy is organizing a workshop to debate a proposal that would classify kratom&#8217;s main alkaloids as Schedule I substances.<br><br><strong>Nevada Board of Pharmacy Workshop<\/strong><br><strong>When<\/strong>: Thursday, April 16 at 9 a.m. PT<br><strong>Where<\/strong>: Hyatt Place, 1790 East Plumb Lane, Reno, NV 89502<br>1. Via Zoom: Click <a href=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/j\/5886256671\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/zoom.us\/j\/5886256671\">here<\/a> to join the Zoom video conference, Meeting ID: 588 625 6671 <br>2. Call in at <a href=\"tel:6699006833\">669-900-6833<\/a><br><br>Ask them to support <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">regulation not prohibition<\/span>. Together we can fight to protect access to natural kratom leaf products for all in the state of Nevada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As of August 2026, natural leaf kratom remains legal and regulated in Nevada under the state\u2019s Kratom Consumer Protection Act (KCPA). However, the state has recently moved to restrict concentrated, synthetic, and isolated kratom derivatives. Key Legislative &amp; Regulatory Updates Previous actions: Information compiled from various sources including GKC. Thursday, April 16, 2026The Nevada Board [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2962","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2962"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3297,"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2962\/revisions\/3297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.botanicalae.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}